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After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, CEO of Cameroon Active Youth Association has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Leadership & Civil Society in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Leadership & Civil Society as voted by the Public.

Kungaba Fongoh Leonel (Cameroon Active Youth Association)

Achaleke Christian Leke (Activist)

Awah Francisca Mbuli (Survivors’ Network)

Apostle Lefor Divine (Wisdom Center International)

Apostle Numfor Alain (Power & Wisdom City Church International)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries also voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Kungaba Fongoh Leonel is the President of Cameroon Active Youth Association.

He has undertaken diverse assignments including programme and project design, implementation and evaluation, training facilitation and conference speaker, with a wide range of government and non-governmental institutions including, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education Cameroon, UNFPA Cameroon, UNWOMEN Cameroon, the World Bank country office Cameroon, the World Bank Institute, the US State Department, Commonwealth Secretariat, and Transparency International. HeForShe Ambassador, Coordinator United For Sustainable Development Goal, Global Youth Ambassador at A World At School.

In 2017, he was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian and the Most Influential Young Person in Leadership & Civil Society.

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group Fabrice Ondoa, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Sports in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Sports as voted by the Public.

Fabrice Ondoa

Vincent Aboubakar

Benjamin Moukandjo

Nicolas Nkoulou

Ambroise Oyongo

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Profile of Fabrice Ondoa, Cameroon’s Most Influential Young Person in Sports

Fabrice Ondoa is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as the goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team.

Having made his debut in 2014 at the age of 18, he represented Cameroon at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, winning the 2017 edition.

Born in Yaoundé, Ondoa joined FC Barcelona in 2009, aged 13, after starting it out at Samuel Eto’o Foundation.

In June 2014, Ondoa was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División.

On 11 May 2017, Ondoa signed for the Sevilla Atlético until 2020.

In 2017, he was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Sports.

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group Feka Parchibell , CEO of The ‘Hope For Vulnerable and Orphans has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Social Entreprise & Philanthropy in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Social Entreprise & Philanthropy as voted by the Public.

Feka Parchibell (The ‘Hope For Vulnerable and Orphans)

Noela Lyonga (Noela Lyonga Foundation)

Monique Ntumngia (Green Girls NGO)

Emilia Epeti Miki (Denis Miki Foundation)

Miki Gilbert (Vocational Center for International Development)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Profile of Feka Parchibell, Cameroon‘s Most Influential Young Person in Social Entreprise & Philanthropy

Feka Parchibell is a teacher by profession, a social worker and CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO).

She is passionate about the education of the girl child reason why she sew and distribute washable sanitary pads to keep girls in schools.

She also creates Gender Clubs in schools to teach SRHR, Human Rights and leadership.

She believes in the economic empowerment of women and girls as a tool to reduce domestic violence reason why HOVO Vocational centre is there to empower and teach life skills alongside Entrepreneurship, Leadership and agriculture.

In 2017, she was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Social Entreprise & Philanthropy.

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group Desmund Egbe, CEO of Camer Human Capital has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Personal Development & Academia in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Personal Development & Academia as voted by the Public.

Desmund Egbe (Camer Human Capital)

Didier Ndoheu (JUMP Cameroon)

Budi Nobert Mbua (Budi Motivates Academy)

Fotabe Elmine (Fotabe Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy)

Madelle Kangha (Jumpstart Academy Africa)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Profile of Desmund Egbe, Cameroon’s Most Influential Young Person in Personal Development & Academia

Desmund Egbe is the Founder and CEO of Camer Human Capital (CHC) Ltd., an organization aimed at enhancing Africa’s human capital. Egbe has trained over 500 youths through CHC Ltd, on areas such as entrepreneurship, business development, human capital development and job search since June 2015.

Egbe is Young Entrepreneurs (Ye!) Country Ambassador for Cameroon and was a delegate at the African Youth Entrepreneurship Workshop a side event of the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Egbe is a member of African Youth Entrepreneurship Society (AYES). Egbe was selected to attend the World Bank Group (WBG) Youth Summit in 2016, at the World Bank Group Headquarters in Washington, DC, USA.

In 2017, he was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Personal Development & Academia

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Science & Technology in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Science & Technology as voted by the Public.

Njang Mbeng Emmanuel (Health Education and Research Organization)

Mambe Churchill Nanje (Njorku)

Shafack Amanda Likhene (Women Techmakers Buea)

Arthur Zang (Himore Medical Equipments)

Mpara Faith (New Generation Technologies)

Horore Bebga (AFRICANWITS)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel is a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and is the first ever Cameroonian to have been president of the Federation of African Medical Students Associations (FAMSA).

He also plays a key role in the running of HERO (Health Education and Research Organization) Cameroon which has carried out over 20 medical admissions in rural areas in Cameroon to address different medical problems of relevance.

He is the medical director of Maealth which runs a mobile health application called ‘’ Help yourself”.

Emmanuel was selected for the 6th edition of the Cameroon Leadership Academy.

In 2017, he was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Science & Technology.

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group Amy BANDA, Host of Amy Banda TV has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Media in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Media as voted by the Public.

Amy Banda (Amy Banda TV)

Charles Ebune (CRTV)

Ngwane Hansel Masango (Hansel Media)

Bonteh Engelbert (Bonteh Media Network)

Calvino Wallang (Presenter)

Delly Singah (DellySingah Show)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Profile of Amy BANDA, Cameroon’s Most Influential Young Person in Media

Amy BANDA is a multiple-award winning Journalist, Vice Chair of Phenomenal African Woman – Cameroon, a Peace Activist & Concept Initiator of ‘Target Peace’ online campaign and Founder/Host of the ‘Voice of the Voiceless’ on STV.

She began with LTM in 2008, moved to STV in 2012 and now she works for the state run media since May 16, 2017.

She hosts the ‘Press Review’ on the Morning Talk show ‘Day Break’, Reports for ‘Family Matters’ , ‘Calling the Women’, The News and even animate ‘Week end Express’ and ‘Brunch Time’ occasionally.

On TV, she does reports for ‘Hello Cameroon’, and presents ‘The Artist’.

In 2017, she was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Media.

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group Roland Fomundam CEO of Greenhouse ventures has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Business in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Business as voted by the Public.

Roland Fomundam (Greenhouse ventures)

Mfontoh Blaise Abenwi Shu (ThinkFast BC)

Clifford Ndecham (Skyhigh Group Plc)

Bamai Namata (Maibeta Inc)

Gilbert Ewehmeh (YES Cameroon)

(Dora) Bryant (LUX Global)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Profile of Roland Fomundam, Cameroon’s Most Influential Young Person in Business

Roland Fomundam is the founder and CEO of Greenhouse Ventures (GHV) and a seasoned social entrepreneur.

Over the past years, he has devoted his time to finding lasting solutions to tackle challenges facing Africa’s agricultural communities that make up ‘65 percent of Africa’s labor force and account for 32 percent of gross domestic product’ (FAO).

Roland’s solutions and ideas have been implemented in several communities throughout Cameroon.

He is also a visiting lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a few universities in Cameroon.

In 2017, he was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Business.

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group, leading Musician, Mr. Leo, has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Entertainment in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Entertainment as voted by the Public.

Mr Leo (Musician)

Daphne (Musician)

Nsang Dilong (Actor)

Syndy Emade (Actor )

Stanley Enow (Musician)

Oboy Da Comic (Comedian)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Joybert Javnyuy, CEO of COSDEF Group.

Profile of Mr. Leo, Cameroon’s Most Influential Young Person in Entertainment

Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka is a Cameroonian singer.

He rose to fame after his single “E go betta” a hit aired in most Radio/TV stations in the country.

In 2017, he signed an endorsement deal with Itel Mobile as brand ambassador in Cameroon.

He has done collaborations with artists such as Wax dey , X-Malaye, Locko, Magasco, Hiro, Fanicko and others.

After a successful public Poll by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group, Liz Ngwane, a Fashion Designer has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Lifestyle in one of the most credible and respected rankings system that honours youth excellence in Cameroon.

Below are the Most Influential Young Cameroonians in Lifestyle as voted by the Public.

Liz Ngwane (Fashion Designer)

Kibonen Nfi (Fashion Designer)

Celine V. Fotso (Jewanda Magazine)

Gina Efeti (Blogger)

Mfon Emmanuel Veranyuy (Blogger)

Eliane Glamstar (Blogger)

The poll which drew public participation from over 90 countries voted Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association as the 2017 Most Influential Young Cameroonian.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroon youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Mr Akpah.

Profile of Liz Ngwane, Cameroon’s Most Influential Young Person in Lifestyle

She is known for her fashionable outfits done in the traditional toghu cloth.

She is also the organiser of the Business In Fashion Series (BIFS) event, a two day event to train and motivate those interested in the fashion business to have a better insight into what really goes on behind-the-scenes in the industry.

Her works have earned her international features on DW TV, AfricaNews.com, and Africa24tv etc

In 2017, she was voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in Lifestyle.

President of the Cameroon Active Youth Association, Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, has been voted the Most Influential Young Cameroonian in 2017.

Kungaba Fongoh Leonel, who takes the lead from 2016’s frontrunner, Achaleke Christian Leke was awarded for his exceptional leadership at a highly attended awards ceremony at the Chariot Hotel in Buea Cameroon.

Kungaba Fongoh Leonel has undertaken diverse assignments including programme and project design, implementation and evaluation, training facilitation and is conference speaker, with a wide range of government and non-governmental institutions including, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education Cameroon, UNFPA Cameroon, UNWOMEN Cameroon, the World Bank country office Cameroon, the World Bank Institute, the US State Department, Commonwealth Secretariat, and Transparency International. He is also a HeForShe Ambassador, Coordinator United For Sustainable Development Goal and Global Youth Ambassador at A World At School.

The Most influential Young Cameroonian poll is one of the most credible and respected annual rankings organised by reputed rating agency, Avance Media and the COSDEF Group.

CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Feka Parchibell was also announced as the Most Influential Young Cameroonian Woman in the ranking poll.

Feka Parchibell, CEO & founder of Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans (HOVO), Cameroonian Singer, Mr. Leo known in private life as, Fonyuy Leonard Nsohburinka, Dr Njang Mbeng Emmanuel, a medical doctor at the Fundong District Hospital and Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, goalkeeper for Sevilla Atlético and the Cameroon national team also made it the top 5 most influential young Cameroonians respectively.

Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media says he hopes the annual polls will inspire young people to create a positive environment that will encourage other Cameroonian youths to excel in their various endeavours.

“I hope that by sharing their experiences, the various winners will inspire a whole generation and serve as mentors for other young people in their communities” said Mr Joyber Javnyuy, CEO of the COSDEF Group.